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England vs Netherlands? The allocation of the third-placed teams in the round of 16
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Slovenia fights its way into the round of 16 against England – The highlights in the video
Slovenia fought for a surprising draw against England and moved into the round of 16 as third in the group. England disappointed again, but still secured first place in the group. The highlights in the video.
The fact that six of the eight round of 16 matches have not yet been decided is due to the complex qualification system for the third-placed teams in each group. Before the final games on Wednesday, a knockout match between the Netherlands and England is on the cards. Spain’s opponents are also still unknown.
Some are already thinking about the big quarter-final. On July 5, the German national team could face Spain at the European Championships in Stuttgart. While the DFB team knows that they need to win against Denmark beforehand, the Iberians’ opponents have not yet been decided. The team that has probably been in the best form so far in these finals will play against a third-placed team in the group in the round of 16.
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups will advance to the round of 16. Which teams these will be will only be revealed after the last four group matches on Wednesday. Only the Netherlands and Slovenia have already secured their place in the round of 16 as third-placed teams.
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The pairings involving the third-placed teams will only be determined once all group matches have been completed and will be determined using a key announced before the tournament. The decisive factor is which groups the four third-placed teams come from. As things stand, the “lucky four” are the teams with the codes: A (Hungary), C (Slovenia), D (Netherlands) and E (Slovakia).
Who will play against whom in the round of 16? The table shows all possible constellations
Quelle: Wikipedia
This would mean that Spain would face Slovakia, England would meet the Netherlands, the yet-to-be-determined group winners E would face Slovenia, and Hungary would challenge group winners Portugal.
What’s next? Memphis Depay (left) and Wout Weghorst do not yet know their opponent in the round of 16
Source: dpa/Sebastian Christoph Gollnow
However, all of this can still change in the final matches of Groups E and F. Only Croatia, third in Group B, has no chance of making it to the round of 16 with just two points.
Are the three points enough for the round of 16? Hungary’s Attila Szalai (left) and András Schäfer still have to wait
Quelle: dpa/Marijan Murat
The table of the European Championship group thirds
1. Netherlands (Group D) 3 games, 4:4 goals, 4 points
2. Slovakia (Group E) 2 games, 2:2 goals, 3 points
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2. Slovenia (Group C) 3 games, 2:2 goals, 3 points
4. Hungary (Group A) 3 games, 2:5 goals, 3 points
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5. Croatia (Group B) 3 games, 3:6 goals, 2 points
6. Czech Republic (Group F), 2 games, 2:3 goals, 1 point
